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Presidents Message

We are used to seeing the world through an anthropocentric lens. This human-dominant perspective, however, often leads to neglect and ignorance of other species, resulting in the creation of a hostile environment for creatures which share this earth with us. Animals now struggle to survive in a world that is unrecognisable primarily to them due to human industrial activity. The recognition of this situation confers a responsibility upon us to renegotiate a space where animals and humans exist in symbiosis, or simply side by side to each other.

In view of this situation and the principles of social responsibility instilled by the Lahore University of Management Sciences, it is essential that the response to such a reality must be immediate and decisive. Since change begins at home, it is imperative that we acknowledge the right to existence and our responsibility for the animals inhabiting the space of LUMS. Therefore, we propose an institutionalised body that practices the ethics of care, compassion, and protection owed to the animals of LUMS, and, principally, the wildlife in Pakistan. The Animal Welfare Society hopes to provide a home to enable animals to cohabit this institution in a harmonious manner while raising awareness about the inalienable rights we need to concede to other creatures, just as we owe them to our fellow humans.
In the name of compassion, in the spirit of extending kindness beyond the moniker ‘humane’, and to create a space that gives equal regard to both animals and humans, we present Animal Welfare Society @ LUMS (AWS LUMS).

Maira Rehman
President
AWS

Our Vision

The Animal Welfare Society hopes to provide a home to enable animals to cohabit this institution harmoniously while raising awareness about the inalienable rights we need to concede to other creatures, just as we owe them to our fellow humans. AWS hopes to create a space that gives equal regard to both animals and humans.

Our Mission

We are used to seeing the world through an anthropocentric lens. This human-dominant perspective, however, often leads to neglect and ignorance of other species, resulting in the creation of a hostile environment for creatures which share this earth with us. Animals now struggle to survive in a world that is largely unrecognisable to them due to human industrial activity. The recognition of this situation confers a responsibility upon us to renegotiate a space where animals and humans exist in symbiosis, or simply side by side to each other.
In view of this situation and the principles of social responsibility instilled by the Lahore University of Management Sciences, it is essential that the response to such a reality must be immediate and decisive. Since change begins at home, it is imperative that we acknowledge the right to existence and our responsibility for the animals inhabiting the space of LUMS. Therefore, the mission of AWS is to form an institutionalised body that practices the ethics of care, compassion, and protection owed to the animals of LUMS, and, principally, the wildlife in Pakistan. The Animal Welfare Society hopes to provide a home to enable animals to cohabit this institution in a harmonious manner while raising awareness about the inalienable rights we need to concede to other creatures, just as we owe them to our fellow humans.

Our Core Values

Responsibility towards the animals who co-habit the campus

Compassion treating the animals on campus with kindness and respect

Protection raising awareness about animal rights and against animal abuse

Integrity treating the animals on campus with respect and dignity

Our Objectives

Provide medical aid to any injured, abused or ill animals found in LUMS

Provide proper nutrition to the animals on campus

Create a better living environment for the animals in LUMS

Protect the habitats of these animals

Raise awareness about animal rights and the treatment of animals in Pakistan

Our Achievements

Successful treatment of 70% ill/injured cats on campus

Successful treatment of 50% injured birds on campus

Daily feeding of all the cats on campus at least once a day

Our Protects and Events

Animal First Aid Services

Providing first aid to injured animals on campus and taking them to a qualified veterinarian if necessary

Daily Care

Feeding animals and providing facilities for them (e.g. bird baths/houses, food dishes located at various places)

Animal Habitat Protection

World Animal Day

LUMS Annual Pet Show

Lectures and Seminars about animal rights, ecology, and conditions in Pakistan.